How To Make Homemade Breadcrumbs
If you’ve got a few slices of bread around the house, then you can also make your own breadcrumbs. It turns out it’s pretty easy to do simply by drying your bread in the oven and then whirring it around in the food processor.
How To Make Homemade Breadcrumbs
To begin making homemade breadcrumbs, you’ll need to put your slices of bread on a baking sheet. The slices are then put in a 250 degree oven for 15 minutes, and then flipped over and put back in for 10 or 15 more minutes. After this amount of time your bread should be hard and dry. If not, keep giving it additional 10 minute intervals in the oven until you’re happy that the bread is hard, dry, and toasted. You don’t want the bread to be burned, just nice and dried out.
Once the bread is dried out, you’ll break the dried bread into chunks and put the chunks in your food processor. Process it for about 10 seconds to make crumbs. If you still have any pieces that are too big and are making you grumpy, filter your crumbs through a sifter, strainer, or sieve, and you will then be left with the nice small crumbs that will make you happy.
The six slices of bread I used made about a cup of crumbs.
You can store your crumbs in a jar or ziploc bag. It’s best to keep the breadcrumbs in the freezer if you’re not going to be using them up right away. They can be used straight out of the freezer when needed because they don’t freeze up solid.
And you can make your own Italian breadcrumbs too, just by sprinkling a little Italian seasoning into your finished breadcrumbs.
Homemade Breadcrumbs
Equipment:
- Food Processor
Ingredients:
- 6 slices bread
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 250 degrees.
- Lay the bread out in a single layer on a baking sheet.
- Place the bread in the oven for 15 minutes. Then flip the bread over and let it go for 10 or 15 more minutes. After this amount of time your bread should be hard and dry. If not, keep giving it additional 10 minute intervals in the oven until you're happy that the bread is hard, dry, and toasted. (You don't want the bread to be burned, just dry and toasted).
- Break the dried bread into chunks and place in a food processor. Process for about 10 seconds to make crumbs.
- If you still have any pieces that are too big for your liking, you can also push your crumbs through a sifter, strainer, or sieve, to create smaller crumbs.
- These crumbs can also be stored in the freezer if you are not going to use them up in a few weeks. They do not have to be thawed before using as they do not freeze up solid.
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